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    Exchange program to help with teacher shortage?

    You’ve likely heard of cultural exchange students, but what about cultural exchange teachers? Facing a total of nearly two dozen teacher vacancies for the upcoming school year, the Taylor County…

    Visitor’s bleachers at Dorsett will be demolished

    Visitor’s bleachers at Dorsett will be demolished

    Demolition of the old concrete bleachers on the visitor’s side of Dorsett Stadium is likely to begin within the next few weeks, as the Taylor County School District is expected…

    Hurricane clean-up crew will consist of displaced workers

    In an effort to both help those who lost their jobs due to last year’s mill closures or Hurricane Idalia, as well as to continue clean-up efforts in the wake…

    Bathroom security doors

    Bathroom security doors

    The City of Perry has installed new metal outer doors on bathrooms at Rosehead Park to protect the existing wooden doors and prevent illegal entry after hours when park facilities…

    30 new structures added to Buckeye Reef

    30 new structures added to Buckeye Reef

    Anglers fishing off the Taylor County coastline now have 30 new artificial reef structures designed to attract and hold snapper, grouper and other species on Buckeye Reef, located in 50…

    District finance director tenders her resignation

    Longtime Taylor County School District Director of Finance Ashley Valentine has tendered her resignation, leading to the school district seeking to retain her services as a consultant for an interim…

    Remember

    Remember

    By ANGELA M. CASTELUCCI / Managing Editor Sacrifice and remembrance. The heavy weight of those words were woven through every speech and every action taken at Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony…

    NOAA predicts above average Atlantic hurricane season with up to 25 storms

    NOAA predicts above average Atlantic hurricane season with up to 25 storms

    Nine months after Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Taylor County, leaving behind widespread damage – much of which is still visible to this day – National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration…

    Florida’s Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday will begin this Saturday

    In addition to the start of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, this Saturday, June 1, will also mark the beginning of Florida’s annual Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday, which will…

    County seeks new attorney for planning board, code enforcement

    The Taylor County Commission is seeking an attorney (or attorneys) to provide legal services to the Taylor County Planning Board, as well as serving as the Taylor County Animal Control…